Mutual Funds Articles

Performance consistency in mutual funds, in our view, is one of the most important attributes of superior long term returns and wealth creation for investors. Consistent performers may not always be the best performer in a particular year, but...

We have reviewed Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund a couple of times in the last one year. You can refer to our posts, Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund: One of the best large and midcap funds (published on 29^th August 2018) and Principal...

Small cap stocks, i.e. stocks below the top 250 stocks by market capitalization, offer investors exponential growth opportunities. Since these stocks are under-researched and under-owned by the by...

Mutual fund reclassification directive by SEBI has brought a lot of clarity about different types of mutual funds for investors. In our view, retail investors had little awareness about different types of debt mutual funds and were often confused...

ICICI Prudential Bluechip Equity Fundis the best performing large cap equity funds in the last 10 years (please see our Top Performing Mutual Funds (Trailing returns) - Equity: Large Cap). It is also among the top 3 large cap SIPs in the last...

Over the past twenty years or so, mutual fund systematic investment plans have gained tremendous popularity and have one of the most favored investment choices for retail investors in India. There are a number of advantages in the SIP...

Balanced Advantage Funds dynamically rebalance their asset allocation between equity and fixed income (debt) based on stock market valuations based on a dynamic asset allocation model. If equity valuations are low, then in dynamic...

ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund was one of best performing and popular equity mutual fund schemes for many years till around 2016. The scheme consistently beat its benchmark (BSE 500 TRI) and category peers for a number...

We are almost in the final month of the current tax assessment year. You can claim deductions of up to Rs 1.50 Lakhs from your taxable income by investing in schemes eligible under Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961. In order to claim...

Reliance Tax Saver Fund, which was one of the best performance ELSS a couple of years back, has slipped a bit in rankings based on short term performance, but in our view it still remains a good ELSS mutual fund for investors with long...